Daily British Whig (1850), 11 Aug 1919, p. 10

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PAGE TEN (From Our Own Correspondent} August 9.-- The registration of guests for Gananoque Old Home | Week passed the '1,400 mark last evening, and will in alt' probability . reach the limit of 1,600 by to-morrow evening. Thursday was given up to a programme of aquatic sports at the river front in charge of the members of the Gananoque Canoe and Motor Boat Association, the Gananogue Yacht Club and the Northern Division of the A. C. A. The programme start- ed at 10.30 am. and continued throughout the afternoon, the various events being keenly conteste® The river front from Gananoque Inm to the coal sheds at the R. R. whart was packed with an enthusiastic crowd, and the Citizens' band from ® point of vantage, discoursed a splen- did programme of musical numbers, The evening's proceedings were to some extent interfered with on aec- count of the Steamer Yennek break- ing her clutch on her arrival from Clayton at noon, putting her ott of business for a time. This prevented the advertised Catch-on-among-the- islands, which were to be illuminated for the occasion. The America, how- ever, took out her limit for a moon- light among the Islands to Alexan- dria Bay. This was much enjoyed, the band being on board, with a fine programme both going and return- ing. he free motor boat trip among the islands, starting at 1.30 o'clock, was largely attended and was thoroughly enjoyed by a large number. A Twi- light ball gdme at the town park be- tween the Buffalo Prospects and Ha- vana Red Sox drew as usual a large attendance. During the afternoon, the ladies of the town held another enjoyable gar- den party at the town park, which was quite well patronized. From 7.80 to 8.30, the Citizens' Band ren- dered a fine open air concert at the town park, and at 8 p.m. Mrs, Ar- thurs, a returned missionary from the mission fleld of North Honan, China, gave an interesting address on China and the Chinese, her children being in Chinese costume. From 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m., by special re- quest, there was a repetition of the famous night shirt parade for the benefit of later arrivals, dnd was just as keenly enjoyed as was the former one. The men assembled at the park and marched up to join the ladies on King street between Stone and Charles, where the carnival again let loose and an hour's unstinted enjoy- ment followed. A dance under the auspices of the Gananogue Yacht club brought the day's proceedings to a most satisfactory close. Aug. 11.--The registration "of guests for Gananoque's Old Home Week attained the 1,500 limit. Nev- er before Has such a week of ' fine weather and unstinted effort on the part of guests and. hosts produced such a week of unalloyed enjoyment. Every day's doing was a success. The Soldiers' Memorial Fund will receive a generous boost from the financial sutcess of .the week's do- ings, There was 4 large gathering at the driving park on Saturday aftermoon, where the matched race befween Faust Pachen, owned by HE. J. Met- calfe, of Kingston, and Golden Rex, owned by ¥. 9 wa, at- tracted a large and enthusiastic crowd. The Prospects of Buffalo and the Havana Red Sox again bat- tled for supremacy on. the baseball diamond, the former again exhibit- ing their supegiority by a score of 11 to 4. The result of the horse race by heats for $200 was: Faust Pachen . Golden Rex The evening's programme was fur- nished by the, Citizens' band at the grounds of Gananoque Inn, and a farewell at the town park from 10 to 11, at which, in behalf of the guests, | a neatly worded address of apprecia- tion to Mayor Wilson was accompa- nied by a' hundsome gold-headed cane. His Worship made a feeling reply. J. T. Green, the secretary of the general committee, was "also tendered an address of appreciation and a handseme J. O. O. F. pin set with pearls, for 'which he also made suitable reply. Wilson Sheridan, chairman of the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Brockville, acknowledges a cheque for $1,000 from the estate of Rufus Brown, late of Brockville, for foreign missions, = HAD SHOULDER BROKEN. An Accident at Verona to Mrs, (Rev.) Johnston, Verona, Aug. 8.--Rain is. badly needed in this vicinity. Mrs. (Rev.) J. J. Johnston had the misfortune to be thrown out of a buggy and had her shoulder broken and is in a very bad condition. Miss Bessie Smith al- 80 Miss Freda Wager, Enterprise, are the guests of Miss Stella Perv. Mrs. Martha Hamilton, Belleville, is at James McKeever's; Mrs. Norman Ball also Mrs. Zara Ball are spending a week at Denbigh. Mr. and Mrs. James Hay, Kingston, at John Walroth's; Mrs. Jessie Kennehan, also Miss Lena Cook have returned home after spend- ing a few days in Kingston. Miss Myrtle Smith also Stanley Switzer, spent Sunday at Edmund Reynolds, Godfrey; Fred and Charles Snider, Brownville, have returned home after spending a week at Anson Grant's; Clifford Quinn, Kipgston, is spending a few days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ryder, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Craig have gone for a visit up west, Migs Lena Cook has returned home to Hailey- bury, after a few weeks' visit with heér grandparents, Mrs. E. Martin, Martin House. Mr. Shauldice, of the Merchants' Bank, has gone to spend his vacation at Ottawa. Mr. McMil- lan, Renfrew, has charge of the Mer- chants' Bank, Charles Yorke, Rod- ney, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Yorke. Miss Lizzie Carroll has returned home af- ter spending a few days with friends in Kingston. J. J. Had a Social Time, Crosby, Aug. 8.--Mrs. Ernest Ba- ker returned home from Kingston on Wednesday after undergoing a suc- cessful operation for appendicitis. Blake Merriman had 'a barn-raising on Friday. Mrs. Roy Summers, Lansdowne, arrived here on Sunday last to visit her sister Mra. Wilk Freeman. Miss Greta Rowsome, Smith's Falls, at her aunt's, Mrs. Bella Stout. Miss Sophine Singleton is spending her holidays with her paregts, Mr. and Mrs. William Sin- gleton. Miss Jessie Cooper, Lans- downe, is renewing acquaintances here. Mr. and Mrs. George Church motored to Eden Grove on Sunday. Mrs. Wesley Freeman and daughter, Mabel, Godfrey, are spending a few days with relatives. A social evening held on Wednres- day evening, August 6th, for the re- turned soldiers was a decided suc- cess. The proceedings in the hall be- gan at eight o'clock with Bert Dow- sett as chairman. An interesting pro- gramme was given. The presentation of gold watches to the soldiers was made by Rev. Mr, Bradford and the chairman. " The funeral took place on Tuesday at Lansdowne, of Isaac Brock Trues- dell, who died at his residence near there on Sunday. The deceased was in his 82nd year. He is survived by his widow,.and two daughters. Mrs. T. J. Webster Watertown, N.Y., and Miss Susie at home. Mrs. Elizabeth Emily May, wife of Stanley May, 2nd Concession of Thurlow township, passed away Thursday night after being ill for some time. Deceased 'was in her twenty-sixth year and was born in Rawdon township, being a daughter of David Hubble. THREE BIG LIBERALS Ontario. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG * POOLE'S BESORT. Aug. §.~--~Haying is flearly finished and harvesting is about to commence. Mr. and Mrs. George Buell with a party of friends motored fo their home in Maxville, after visiting re- latives here. A deer, possibly driven from its home by fire, was seen in this vicinity on Monday. Mrs. Henry Bellman and niece, Miss Gladys An- dress, visited at Walter Williams' last week. Master Cecil Guild, Mal- lorytown, spent the wdek-end at S. D. Wilcox's, Miss Frances Mallory, Escott, is the guest of Miss Iris Weeks. Congratulations to the three candidates for the entrance who were sent from this school, all being successful. They are," the Misses Iris and Ruth Weeks and Master Clifton May. Credit is also due the teacher, Miss Gertrude Scott, who labored so faithfully with her pupils. Miss Arm- elia Sear, Courtice, is spending a few weeks with Mr, and Mrs. Ford Davis. JONES' FALLS. Aug. 5.---Haying is almost com- pleted in this vicinity, and the farm- ers report a very good crop. The yield of grain will be light. Lotan Burtch and Albert Gamble were 'in Ottawa on Tuesday at: the meeting of the dairymen for the purpose of discussing the price of cheese. Miss Mary Smellis, who has been spending the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Hutchings, has returned to Toronto. Miss Florence Graham is spending a few days at B. Burich's. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dyer and Sam- uel and Florence Hutchings spent Sunday at H. Hutchings', Newboro. Miss Belle Moroughan, of Kingsion, | is at H. Baxter's. Miss Ellen Bax-| ter spent Sunday with her parents, | Mr. and Mrs. H. Baxter. Millard | Simpson at B. Burtch's. Dr. and Mrs. Wyley, of Brantford, and Mrs. T. Best spent Tuesday at W. Hutch- ings'. Mrs. Todd, of Kingston, is| at A. Gamble's. . JUNETOWN. Aug. 7.----Miss Laura Ferguson, Yonge 'Mills, was a recent visitor at| J. A. Herbison's. George P. Scott | spent Wednesday in Escott. Mrs. E.| MoCrimmon, of Alexandria, has ar- rived to Spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. William Purvis. Misses Allie and Belva Purvis, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. Allen N. Earl, Warburton. Mrs. E. Hollings- worth, of Western Ontario, was a re- cent guest of Mrs. Malcolm Hall. Miss Viva and Giles McCrea, Lans- downe, were visitors at Jacob War- n's on Sunday. Herbert Scott spent uesday in Gananoque. Mrs. V. Lane; Toronto, and Miss D. Avery, of Cal- gary, spent Tuesday guests of Mrs. A. V. Purvis. B. J. Ferguson visited the "Re<lnion" at Gananoque on Tuesday. W. H. Ferguson is quite ill and has been removed to Brockville General Hospital: Mrs. Walter Stin- son of Detroit, spent a few days this week. with her sister, Mrs. E. Avery. Mrs. T. Gummer and baby have re- turned home from Brockville. On Tuesday, Aug. 12th, Mrs. Willard Purvis intends disposing of her house hold goods and a few farm imple- ments. She leaves shortly for Pasa- dena, Cal, FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN AT OTTAWA CONVENTION. TENEN AY From left to right: Premier Martin, of Saskatchewan: Premier Stewart, ¢f Alberta, and Hon. George P. Graham, of he i ET EE EE eg EE er dl Tx TT NEWS FROM THR DIRTRICT. Clipped From the Whig's Many Bright Exchanges, At a meeting of Port Hope council the tax rate for the coming year was fixed at 33 mills. This is a reduc- tion of one mill from last year. Havelock citizens have organized a fire brigade of over 30 members. Two new, chemical fire engines were also recently purchased and tested out. The Drift Residence, formerly 'The Adanac," Trenton, erected at a cost of $25,000, has been purchased by the Canadian National Features as a club house for its actors. . On July 223d, Miss Gertrude Young, Athens, and Alexander Stew- art, Alma, Ont., were united in mar- riage at the home of the bride's un- cle, W. C. Smith, Athens. W. A. Carson, Kemptyille, receiv- ed word from Levermore, Col., of the death there of H. H. Perry, on June 34th. Mr. Perry spent his boyhood days in the vicinity of Burritt's Rap- 8. Thomas G. Stevens, of the clerical stal? of the C. P. R., Renfrew, and Miss Ethel M." Millar, second daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Millar, Renfrew, were married on Aug. 4th. At Alexandria Bay, Jonn Taylof, &nd his brother, Gordon, both of Rockport, Ont., on Thursday pleaded guilty to the e¢harge of snooting black ducks during a closed season, and paid a fine of $51.50 each. At Belleville, James McDonald, lineman, in the employ of the Hydro Commission of Ontario, died in hos- pital as the result of a fall, when he received a shpck from a live wire. He was aged twenty-eight and un- married. : W. Casselman, Madoc, was on Wednesday the victim of a painful accident. He was carrying a'shotgun at half cock, anll in some way the gun was accidentally discharged, the charge lodging in his hands. One hand has been amputated. Nestles Food Co. Buy Milk. Athens, Aug, 11.---At a well at- tended meeting on Wednesday night in the county hall, the patrons of the Farmersville Cheese Factory decided to sell the entire amount of milk at their disposal to the Morristown branch of the Nestles Food Company at the rate of 60.20 per ton for milk testing three per cent. The local factory will be remodelled as to cool- ing conditions, ete., under the man- agement of the present efficient man- ager, W. Ri. Wright. . NOT HIS FAUL "A thoroughbred gentleman puts on his clothes and then forgets them." ! "That's what | tried to do, but m; talior won't let me" * yk HIGH PRICES aS ~ Cheese Worm 3 Goodness, | R can't afford an R apartment in : that place. The Late William S. Smyth. ! William 8. Smyth, son of the late; Samuel Smyth, and formerly a clerk in the local post office, passed aves in Toronto om Friday. © The body | was brought to Kingston Monday via | the G. T. R., and was received by R.| J. Reid, undertaker. - The funeral} took place to Cataraqu! cemetery. | The decéased was sixty-five years of age, and had relatives in Kingston. The Late Peter Lee. ' Last Week to Get Cheap.Tea I will sell the balance of my stock of 60c. and 70c. Teas for this week at .....50¢ per Ib. This in face of two advances in wholesale prices. The Thompson Bottling Co. GRO. THOMPSON, Prop. Phone see 1 1 20% Princess Street Peter Lee died at Alexandria Bay, N.Y., on Thursday, aged eighty years. Mr. Lee had been in pbor health fori several months, having been in bed for the past six weeks. He was born in Yarker, Ont., a son of Nicho- las and Margaret Lee. For twenty years he was caretaker of the Pull man estate. Mr. Lee was twice mar- ried, his first wife being the .late Margaret. Gilligan, Yarker, and hi: second the late Mrs. Catherine Scott His brother, Willlam, who died re cently at Harrowsmith, Ont., was ninetylsix years of age at the time of his death. WN The Late Patrick Driscoll. Patrick Driscoll passed away at his residence, John street, on Satur] day. He was a carriage painter and wobd finisher by trade, and a splendid workman, and his death is ||f the occasion of expressions of regret |i and sympathy with the bereaved family. survived by twoé sons. ral took place to-day to St. Mary's Cathedral, and after the solemn ser- |i vice the remains were interred at St. Mary's cemetery. "Graham's Ltd," Belleville, have made arrangements with the Eken- berg Co)muney. Cortland, N.Y, on juint accoart to use part of the big plant in Belleville to" manufacture "Teco Pancake Flour." " It you would convined others that Jou are a fool, boast of your wis- om. Polish troops: have occupied the i city of Minsk. ! . Do' vot ps » 5 Biles. .surgioal 3 ation Tequited. + Dr. CY "Ht wi" Lelie you and ¢ > N a 3 le: vt 4 & Cs ihe 3 paper a. Yo, stamp 0 pay osmopolitan 8 Besides his widow he is |j| The fune- |i Palm Olive Soap | % Three 'Cakes For 29 Cents 'SARGENT'S DRUG STORE Telephone 41 Cor, Princess and Montreal Sts. Nn THE NEW TWENTY-YEAR CAPITAL RETURN SPECIAL INDEMNITY Annual Dividend Policy issued by the Canada Life Assur- ance Company protects you and your family fully. Figures how a policy will shape for you cheerfully given. TRIS Ae Sas aw me WA) SRNR ears bane ADDRESS BEd tee Te ee ee Ste ee FILL UP--CUT OFF--MAIL TODAY TO Telephone 703 . J. 0. HUTTON - 67 Clarence Street, Kingston Is uniform day after day, has the flavor that pleases; sends the kiddies off to school ', ' satisfied, anad hurries them home again for "more. : 11Centsal1-21b. Loaf. , Phone 467 and our salesman will call. "The biggest dollar" for dollar value on the # market today. if Everything in Furs obtained of us will be found of the high- est quality, perfect in fit and right up to date. Gourdier's .. 78BROCK STREET. o

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